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How to add FAQ Side Navigation to the Dawn theme

FAQ with left sidebar navigation for categories. Sticky sidebar with category links, smooth scroll to sections, and active state highlighting on scroll. This guide shows how to add the FAQ Side Navigation section to the Dawn theme with Section Shop — as a native Online Store 2.0 section, customized in the theme editor, without touching Dawn's code. Dawn is a free theme by Shopify, known for speed, minimalism, being the Online Store 2.0 reference — and faq sections like this one are exactly the kind of section it doesn't ship out of the box.

FAQ Side Navigation

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Preview of the FAQ Side Navigation section installed on a Shopify store

Full section details, tags and related sections: FAQ Side Navigation →

Why FAQ Side Navigation works on Dawn

Accordions, tabs, searchable lists and two-column layouts that kill pre-purchase doubts and cut support tickets. On Dawn, FAQ Side Navigation slots in like any built-in section: it inherits the theme's fonts by default, picks up your color choices in the editor, and lives alongside Dawn's own sections in the picker — prefixed "SShop:" so it's easy to spot.

Theme
Dawn (free)
Section category
FAQ Sections
Merchant installs
5
Shows in editor as
SShop:FAQ Side Navigation
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How to add FAQ Side Navigation to Dawn, step by step

  1. 1

    Install Section Shop (free)

    Add the app from the Shopify App Store. It's free, carries the Built for Shopify badge, and changes nothing in your Dawn setup until you add a section.

  2. 2

    Find “FAQ Side Navigation” in the library

    Open the app and browse to it — it's in the FAQ Sections category — or use search.

  3. 3

    Click “Add to theme”

    Section Shop writes the section into your Dawn theme through Shopify's official theme API, the same mechanism Dawn uses for its own sections.

  4. 4

    Open the Dawn theme editor

    In Online Store → Themes → Customize, click “Add section”: you'll find it as “SShop:FAQ Side Navigation” in the picker.

  5. 5

    Customize and save

    Adjust text, images, colors and layout. Typography follows your Dawn font settings by default — or switch the section to any Shopify font. Hit Save and it's live.

FAQ Side Navigation on Dawn — FAQ

Does FAQ Side Navigation work with the Dawn theme?

Yes. Dawn is an Online Store 2.0 theme, and FAQ Side Navigation installs as a native OS 2.0 section through Shopify's official theme API. It appears in Dawn's theme editor as “SShop:FAQ Side Navigation”, alongside the theme's own sections.

Will FAQ Side Navigation match Dawn's design?

By default the section inherits your theme's fonts, so it picks up Dawn's typography automatically. Colors, spacing, images and content are all editable in the theme editor — no CSS required.

Is FAQ Side Navigation free, and what if I uninstall Section Shop?

FAQ Side Navigation is free, like every section in the 56-section library. Once added it's a standard theme file: if you uninstall the app, the section stays in your Dawn theme and keeps working.

Pairs well with FAQ Side Navigation

Preview of the FAQ Searchable Shopify section Free

FAQ Searchable

FAQ with search functionality and instant filtering. Search box with icon, real-time filtering as user types, highlight matching questions, and no results message.

Preview of the FAQ Two Column Shopify section Free

FAQ Two Column

FAQ displayed in two columns for wider layouts. Questions split across columns, accordion functionality, and responsive single column on mobile devices.

Preview of the FAQ Tabs Shopify section Free

FAQ Tabs

Categorized FAQ with tab navigation. Organize questions by category with clickable tabs, accordion items within each tab, and smooth tab switching animations.

Add “FAQ Side Navigation” to your Dawn store today

Free to install, live in your theme editor in under a minute.

Built for Shopify · Free to install · Works with any Online Store 2.0 theme · No code